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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Snowden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snowden and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Snowden:
- 40.278403, -79.965051
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Snowden
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Snowden is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Snowden
Communities Also Named Snowden ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Snowden.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Snowden is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Snowden is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Snowden.
- Colorado
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Snowden [Lake County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Snowden is located in Clark County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Snowden.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Snowden is located in Frederick County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Snowden.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Snowden is located in Saint Louis County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Snowden.
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Snowden [Lauderdale County].
- Montana
- Roosevelt County
- This Snowden is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Snowden.
- North Carolina
- Currituck County
- This Snowden is located in Currituck County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Snowden.
- Saskatchewan
- This Snowden lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Snowden is located in Charleston County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Snowden.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Snowden is located in Amherst County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Snowden.
- Fairfax County
- This Snowden is located in Fairfax County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southeast of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Snowden.
- Washington
- Klickitat County
- This Snowden is located in Klickitat County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Snowden.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Snowden is located in Lincoln County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snowden that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Snowden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snowden ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Curry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Experiment
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Gill Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Library
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Library Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Library Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
- New Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Option
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Piney Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Shire Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Surgeon Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Turkeyfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
How Far From Snowden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Snowden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snowden and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Snowden to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snowden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Snowden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Snowden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snowden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2784, Longitude: -79.9651 In this case, the coordinates for Snowden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.566 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.47 degrees. |
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